Books by and for independent women

The adventures women whose stories we love.

The on-screen siren gets investigated in ‘a biography as complex and appealing as Marilyn herself.’

The famous French chanteuse unravelled in a cool, clear biography.

The story of the woman who ‘holds sway over one sixth of humanity.’

A new in-depth biography of the undisputed fashion icon…

Cantankerous old lesbo or subversive and sexual author with a pocketful of snails?

The reclusive American poet and the family feuds that went on long after her death…

An enchanting tribute to the iconic Russian author…

A nuanced study of the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Jess Haigh’s take on a collection of interviews with women about their changing roles during WW2.

Suspect all offspring of rock stars are talentless, coke-binging spoilt brats? Think again.

It’s not every day a great story drops into your lap, particularly one that’s as exciting as Joe Carstairs’. But, rather sickeningly, that’s what happened to Kate Summerscale while working on the Daily Telegraph’s obituary desk. Thankfully, though, she decided to share it. Without The Queen of Whale Cay, we may never have known about [...]